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Woodcut broadside of two women and a rabbit at a table, with bold headline and verse columns in an ornate border.

Madame, Your Little Rabbit...

Attributed to Manuel Manilla, n.d.

Yellow broadside with a woodcut comet over a starry sky and a crowd of figures before a church skyline, with Spanish text.

The Great Halley's Comet

José Guadalupe Posada, 1899, published 1910

Woodcut broadside showing a petatero and a seated tortillera at a street corner altar, with Spanish verse below.

In Honor of the Lord of Wonders

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Pink broadside with woodcut of two skeletons in a cemetery above printed verse, titled La Calavera de D. Juan Tenorio.

La Calavera de D. Juan Tenorio (The Calavera of D. Juan Tenorio)

Manuel Manilla, n.d.

Broadside with woodcut of a woman stabbing a man while devils hover, above Spanish text under the title Horrible Murder.

Horrible Murder!

José Guadalupe Posada, c. 1910

Drypoint print of nude figures dancing in a ring with hills and onlookers in the background.

The Round

Auguste Rodin, 1883-84

Sketch of three women at a market, one seated by a cart of green produce, others carrying baskets, in charcoal and pastel.

Market Women

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, n.d.

Blue broadside with a central skeleton in sombrero, printed verses on both sides, and ornamental skull-decorated borders.

Calavera cismatica (Schismatic Calavera)

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Etching of a nude young man beside a seated woman, with bearded onlookers behind a stone tomb and a serpent-entwined staff.

The Discovery of the Tomb of Punchinello, from Scherzi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1735-40

Red broadside with a pointing skeleton, a skull-filled tram, a heap of skulls at a cemetery wall, and columns of verse.

Calavera of the Masses

José Guadalupe Posada, 1915

Red broadside with a skeletal rider on horseback at center, flanked by verse columns and small skull vignettes.

Little Calavera of General Gómez

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Printed broadside of skeletal figures in uniforms and hats charging with rifles and flags, above columns of satirical verse.

The Rebel Calavera of the Federal Army, Merchants, and Artisans

José Guadalupe Posada, September 1911

Posada broadside of skeletons feasting among tombs above columns of verse, with skulls in the corners.

The Mausoleum of All the Calaveras That Are Found in a Heap

José Guadalupe Posada, 1905

Dark print of an elderly woman in a patterned shawl beside a figure sprawled on the floor, on cream paper.

For You General!

Félicien Rops, n.d.

Broadside with woodcut of a penitentiary building, tram and street scene, skeletons, skulls and printed verses.

Here is the Calaveron of the Penitentiary. Don't break, old bones, for your day has just arrived

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Green broadside with a large skeleton, hourglass and bells, and columns of satirical verse titled La Calavera Clerical.

The Priestly Calavera

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Etching of a smiling older soldier in a feathered shako hat lifting a striped jug over a wooden table.

The Drinker

Félicien Rops, 1867

Red broadside print of a large skeleton pointing to a Panteón sign while top-hatted figures dance and scatter below, with ver

Noisy Assembly of Calavera Dandies and Old Drunks and Laborers and Garbanzo-Sellers

Manuel Manilla, n.d.

Etching of a seated nude woman reading a book labeled Rimes de Joie, surrounded by cherubs, flowers and drapery.

Frontispiece for Rimes de Joie

Félicien Rops, 1881

Etching of a nude woman seen from behind beside a mirror, with a fur at her feet and a flower in her hair.

Standing Woman with a Fur

Félicien Rops, 1879

Print of a reclining nude woman beside a heavy draped curtain, with hands gripping the fabric in the lower corner against a d

The Crimson Curtain

Félicien Rops, n.d.

Dark print of a nude woman reclining on a table beside a candle and a tall harp, with faint lettering above.

At an Atheist Dinner-Party

Félicien Rops, 1882-89

Etching of a nude woman embraced by a horned figure beside a serpent and tree, with Latin inscription, by Félicien Rops.

Temptation or the Apple

Félicien Rops, n.d.

Monochrome print of a winged sphinx-like woman with spread wings on a pedestal, signed by Félicien Rops.

Parallelism

Félicien Rops, n.d.

Etching of a nude figure drawing a dark cloth before an Egyptian-style statue, columns, and lotus flowers.

The Modesty of Sodom

Félicien Rops, 1888

Etching by Félicien Rops titled Maturité showing a woman in a dark hat with surrounding sketches of figures and a tree.

Maturity

Félicien Rops, 1887

Posada broadside of skeletal figures in a graveyard around an RIP coffin, with Spanish verse printed below.

Aquí están las calaveras de Don Folias y el Negrito (Here Are the Calaveras of Don Folias and El Negrito)

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Tan broadside of skeletal figures carrying a coffin in procession above columns of printed verse and decorative borders.

Calavera de la hora oficial (Calavera of the Official Time)

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Etching by Félicien Rops showing a nude woman with cranes, surrounded by smaller sketches of women and a reclining figure.

A Document on the Impotence of Love

Félicien Rops, 1894

Etched vignette of a reclining woman with an open fan and a winged figure above her, with handwritten dedication below.

Flirt

Félicien Rops, 1894